Another example of the subject line not being changed to reflect the subject
of the text.
Bob
mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
DJML Moderator
Placerville, CA, USA, Earth, Sol's System, Milky Way
Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV
Fulton Street Jazz Band
See: http://www.ringwald.com
Boondockers Jazz & Comedy Band
See: http://www.theboondockers.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 12, Issue 26
> Hi Tom & List mates:
>> Wholeheartedly agree with just about everything you say except the 0
points for "A"
> answer to question 1. Why penalize a band that does not have to play free
venues? In
> our case, maybe not the rest of the OKOM band world, we attract a varied
audience from
> 8 to 80. Yet we play about 160 gigs paying a year, to the "B" answer
groups.
>> Therefore we believe that we should get MAX points for what we do, even
though we
> don't do it free except on rare charity occasions where I personally pay
the sideman
> and donate the band.
>> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>>>> > "Tom Wood" <zenith at ans.com.au> wrote (polite snip)
> >
> >
> > QUIZ ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS
> >
> > Q1 When playing at an audience free (lunchtime pub/concert) event
or
> > at a passing public type venue (such as Shopping Malls) what
> > kind of audience does your band usually manage to attract,
> > entertain and hold if any?
> > A We do not play much at audience free venues
> > B The general public/tourists/mixed age groups.
> > C Mature jazz enthusiasts.
> > Points & Explanation
> > A1 A = 0 B =
2
> > C = 1
> > Most OKOM fans are mature group jazz enthusiasts aged 50 to
70 +
> > normally paying an entry fee. To keep the music alive we
must
> > freely attract a more general and mixed audience type. If
the
> > public can be attracted or held without making them pay to
hear
> > you play, then you are indeed working hard at milking the
crowd
> > and promoting OKOM.
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